Cordoba weather in September

In September, Cordoba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 29 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Cordoba's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cordoba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:06 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Cordoba is Andalusian city, capital of the municipality of the same name.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 30.3 µg/m³ · 2010

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical September day in Cordoba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13320
23320
33219
43219
53219
63219
73219
83119
93119
103119
113118
123018
133018
143018
153018
162918
172917
182917
192917
202917
212817
222817
232817
242816
252816
262716
272716
282716
292716
302716

How September really feels in Cordoba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 5 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
5
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cordoba weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 537.49.74.3
Feb15° / 466.310.55.2
Mar19° / 576.811.76.6
Apr21° / 10°528.2136.9
May26° / 14°376.5147.4
Jun31° / 18°122.314.65.5
Jul35° / 21°30.614.43.3
Aug35° / 21°61.113.53.5
Sep30° / 18°293.912.36.2
Oct24° / 14°627.3117.3
Nov17° / 656.9106.1
Dec14° / 747.29.44.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28515
38416
48416
58218
68218
78020
88020
98020
107822
117822
127723
137624
147525
157426
167327
177327
187228
197129
207129
216931
226931
236832
246832
256733
266733
276733
286733
296634
306733

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Cordoba gets around 29 mm of rain over 3.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
15
26
36
46
56
67
78
88
99
1010
1111
1211
1312
1413
1513
1614
1715
1815
1916
2016
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2617
2717
2816
2916
3016

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1563410
2563410
3563410
4563410
5563410
6563410
7563410
8573310
9573310
10563311
11563311
12563311
13573211
14563212
15563212
16563212
17563212
18563212
19563212
20563212
21563212
22563212
23563212
24583111
25583111
26593011
27612910
28622810
2964279
3065269

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:537:45
212.86:547:43
312.86:557:41
412.76:567:40
512.76:577:38
612.76:577:37
712.66:587:35
812.66:597:34
912.57:007:32
1012.57:017:30
1112.47:027:29
1212.47:037:27
1312.47:047:25
1412.37:047:24
1512.37:057:22
1612.27:067:21
1712.27:077:19
1812.27:087:17
1912.17:097:16
2012.17:107:14
2112.07:117:13
2212.07:127:11
2311.97:127:09
2411.97:137:08
2511.97:147:06
2611.87:157:04
2711.87:167:03
2811.77:177:01
2911.77:187:00
3011.77:196:58

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Cordoba?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Cordoba for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cordoba in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Cordoba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cordoba in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cordoba peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cordoba?

Cordoba sits at 37.9°N, 4.8°W, 117 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montilla, 36 km away.

Topography around Cordoba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cordoba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cordoba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,496 m.

The land around Cordoba is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,496 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Montilla 36 km · Écija 47 km · Palma del Río 49 km · Baena 50 km · Pozoblanco 55 km · Cabra 55 km · Puente-Genil 56 km · Lucena 59 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cordoba (37.8916°, -4.7728°, elevation 117 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).